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Yoga Medicine
This show was created to educate and empower yoga students and teachers to use yoga therapeutically to optimize experiences, communities and resilience. Our methods are based on a deep understanding of anatomy, physiology and the integration of modern science and research with traditional practices and experience. We believe research is just as precious as experience and we believe in the human potential for change and greatness. Our goal is to help you learn the owners manual of your unique…
Episodes
Yoga MedicineExplore the Dark Side: Community Conversations with Steph Wall
"Love and light" is a popular sentiment in the yoga world, but today's guest would have us give equal weight to supposedly negative emotions like grief and…
Yoga MedicineSupercharge Your Practice with Lymphatics: Expert Insights with Tiffany Cruikshank L.Ac, MAOM
Today Tiffany shares her passion for one of the body's lesser-known and appreciated organ systems, the lymphatic system. We've known about the system for over…
Yoga MedicineDrishti, the Potency of Our Focus: Research Roundup
Today host Katja speaks with returning guest Diane Malaspina Ph.D. about the concept of Drishti and the potency of our focus. Diane is a yoga teacher with a…
Yoga MedicineControversial Cues Unpacked: Community Conversation with Dana Diament and Valerie Knopik PhD
Today's episode is a lively conversation between host Rachel, Dana Diament, and Valerie Knopik Ph.D. – teacher trainers on the brand-new online version of the…
Yoga MedicineResolutions, Healthy Habits, & Kicking Off 2023
Happy New Year! Today hosts Tiffany and Rachel start 2023 on the right foot by discussing the far-reaching impact our daily habits have on every aspect of our…
Yoga MedicineLove Those Hips! All About the Hip Labrum
Today hosts Tiffany and Rachel delve into a sometimes controversial topic in the medical and yoga worlds: the hip labrum. In this episode, you will learn what…
Yoga MedicineFavorite Takeaways & Recaps – Our One Year Celebration
As the year comes to a close, hosts Tiffany, Rachel, and Katja take a look back at some of their top takeaways from the first year of the Yoga Medicine…
Yoga MedicineNitric Oxide: Research Roundup
Nitric Oxide (NO) has been on people's minds for a few years now in the yoga and wellness worlds. It is such a potent gas in the body and it has so many…
Yoga MedicineBreast Cancer & Yoga: Expert Insights with Breast Cancer Surgeon Doreen Wiggins MD
Today host Rachel talks to Breast Cancer Surgeon Doreen Wiggins MD about yoga and breast cancer. In this episode, Dr. Wiggins helps us to better understand our…
Yoga MedicineStronger After Surgery: Community Conversations with Alice Blunden
Today's guest Alice Blunden is a prime example of the cautionary phrase: you can't always judge a book by its cover. Alice is a therapeutic specialist and…
Yoga MedicineEpigenetics, Mental Health & Yoga: Expert Insights with Valerie Knopik PhD
Our biology certainly influences our health and behavior, but the environment can also have a significant impact on our health and well-being. Thanks to the…
Yoga MedicineResearch Roundup: Female Hormones
Today hosts Katja and Tiffany discuss the empowerment that comes with an understanding of female hormones and their fluctuation through the menstrual cycle…
Yoga MedicineExpert Insights: Concussion Care with Dr. Daya Grant
Concussions are very different for different people, which makes them easily missed, misunderstood, or misdiagnosed. Today, host Rachel talks with Dr. Daya…
Yoga MedicineExpert Insights: Addiction Recovery & Yoga with Lara Ederer
Today we discuss a topic that affects many people in our communities whether we know it or not. Host Rachel speaks with Lara Ederer, a yoga teacher, Yoga…
Yoga MedicineCommunity Conversations: Conscious Parenting with Dana Diament
One of the foundational principles of yoga practice is to bring mindfulness to everything we do. Today host Rachel speaks with Yoga Medicine teacher, studio…
Yoga MedicineExpert Insights: Eat Breathe Thrive - Yoga and Eating Disorders with Chelsea Roff
Messages around "clean" eating and ideal body shape or size are ubiquitous, even in the yoga world, with potentially devastating impact for those who…
Yoga MedicineResearch Roundup: Pitfalls of Mindfulness Research
There is so much research and information out there about mindfulness, so today hosts Tiffany and Katja tackle this big and important topic from a different…
Yoga MedicineBoundaries as Self-Care with Yely Staley
Self-care is much deeper than the "massages and bubble baths" trope. Today host Rachel learns from guest Yely Staley that setting clear and healthy boundaries…
Yoga MedicineCommunity Conversations: The Hidden Benefits of Yin Yoga with Shannon Stephens
We have mentioned Yin yoga in previous episodes of this podcast within the context of flexibility and fascial health. Today host Rachel talks with yoga teacher…
Yoga MedicineLessons Learned Inverted with Amelia Schrader
The image of a handstand or forearm stand on the beach is such a stereotype in modern postural yoga that it's almost easy to forget that these poses have a…
Yoga MedicineMFR Applications & Research
Today hosts Tiffany and Katja are focusing in on myofascial release (MFR) applications and the current MFR research. In this episode, we talk about what the…
Yoga MedicineYoga and Medication with Dr Mariya Farooqi Pharm.D.
Optimal health sometimes requires the support of both western science and other interventions — like diet and lifestyle changes and mindfulness practices…
Yoga MedicineLead with Heart: Yoga as Service with Amanda Bonfiglio Cunningham
Compassion and service are at the heart of yoga philosophy. Many of us see overwhelming inequities in the world today and want to help, but don't know where or…
Yoga MedicineShoulder IQ: What, Why & How
Our shoulders are something of an underdog, but just because the joints and muscles of the shoulders are less familiar than those of the hips or spine doesn't…
Yoga MedicineFascia & the Autonomic Nervous System
Today hosts Tiffany and Katja continue the discussion on fascia and more specifically how our fascia is connected to the autonomic nervous system. This…
Yoga MedicineLive YOUR Life with Kathryn Budig. Bravery, Balance, Body Positivity and Celebrating Pride Month!
Many of us feel the weight of others' expectations to look, speak, or feel a certain way. But perhaps if we were able to be more fully ourselves, as yoga…
Yoga MedicineAge Well with Yoga with Mark Hunter Dip. RM.
Today's guest Mark Hunter took a long road to teaching yoga, including almost 3 decades of working in (and instructing) massage and remedial therapy. He has…
Yoga MedicineHarness Your Potential, Yoga for Athletes with Jenni Tarma & Alison Heilig
How do we as yoga instructors help athletes train to stay healthy, durable, resilient, and at peak performance? Tiffany chats on these big questions with two…
Yoga MedicineThe Power of Intention with Diane Malaspina PhD
Today we explore the concept of intention—one of the core principles of what we do at Yoga Medicine. Most of us have a general understanding of what it is and…
Yoga MedicineTrauma Informed Yoga with Dr. Ann Bortz
Nowadays the phrase "trauma informed yoga" is familiar to most of us. But if you've heard the term and assume it doesn't represent the students you teach or…
Yoga MedicineStretching: The Myths & the Research
When it comes to stretching, many things have gone in and out of style. There are still plenty of myths and misconceptions out there and there is still a lot…
Yoga MedicineYoga Tools for Anxiety with Aisha Fakhro
Anxiety is a normal response to life stress — until it isn't. Today, host Rachel talks with Aisha Fakhro, a Bahrain-based UK-licensed psychotherapist and yoga…
Yoga MedicineFascia & Yoga: Research Update with Dr. Robert Schleip
If you have been listening to this podcast, the chances are very high that you've heard a mention or two of today's guest, Dr. Robert Schleip, the fascia…
Yoga MedicineSupport the Low Back with Tiffany Cruikshank and Jenni Tarma
We have an instinctive understanding of the importance of the spine, especially the weight-bearing structures of the low back. But given that the majority of…
Yoga MedicinePelvic Health with Melissa Oleson, DPT, CDNT, INHC
These days we all understand the importance of a strong and supple core, but sometimes forget that the pelvic floor is an integral part of that support system…
Yoga MedicineYoga & Injury, Part 2
Last week we opened a conversation about yoga and injury. Tiffany and Rachel talked about the three main phases of healing, common mistakes made during the…
Yoga MedicineYoga & Injury, Part 1
Injuries are, to some extent, inevitable in life. So when injuries do occur, when should we rest and when is the right time to reintroduce challenge? Today we…
Yoga MedicineFascia, Hormones & Training with Laura Philipp
Today's guest Laura Philipp is a world-class professional athlete who has won 16 Ironman 70.3 races, 3 Ironman races and boasts the fastest Ironman debut time…
Yoga MedicineSouth Asian Teacher Panel with Rashmi Bismark MD MPH, Ashish Arora, Monisha Bhanote MD FCAP ABOIM and Pooja Virani
In today's episode, we bring together four yoga teachers with personal or family roots in different parts of India to talk about their experiences with yoga…
Yoga MedicineHealth & Healing with Aisa Locsin
Have you ever stopped to consider what health is or what it truly means to be healthy in the context of your own life? Thanks to the upheaval of the pandemic…
Yoga MedicineFascia and Pain
Today Tiffany and Katja take a look at the cutting-edge new topic of fascia and pain. Pain is complex and recent research is showing just how relevant the…
Yoga MedicineOptimize Stress to Boost Focus with Eding Mvilongo MScE, MD, FRCPC
Today we are reframing stress with Eding Mvilongo, an Anesthesiologist and Clinical Professor from Montreal Canada. Eding's work is defined by the need to…
Yoga MedicineEmpower Yourself & Your Community with Nicole Calhoun, PhD
If you have ever felt unwelcome, unheard, or disempowered, you will relate to the content of today's conversation between Rachel and Nicole Calhoun, PhD…
Yoga MedicineImprove Your Sleep with Amy Sedgwick, MD, FACEP
Let's dive into the world of sleep and its effects on our physical and mental health. Today's guest, Dr. Amy Sedgwick, is a board-certified and practicing…
Yoga MedicineShifting Persistent Pain with Marnie Hartman, DPT, CSCS
In today's episode, we unpack persistent pain with Marnie Hartman. Marnie has a doctorate in physical therapy and is a certified strength and conditioning…
Yoga MedicineFascia as a Sensory Organ
Today's episode is all about fascia as a sensory organ. Whether you are a healthcare provider, body worker, or yoga teacher, it is so important to have all the…
Yoga MedicineSetback to Success with Megan Kearney
Most of us will run into unexpected setbacks in life. Today's guest Megan Kearney knows plenty about using those situations as opportunities to learn and grow…
Yoga MedicineHip Mobility, How much is Enough?
Hip mobility is a hot topic on social media and in the movement world, seeming to generate strong opinions as to whether extreme range of motion is good or bad…
Yoga MedicineMotivation & Identity with Kirsten Beverley-Waters
When was the last time you asked yourself: what do I truly want? Today we are talking about motivation and identity with someone who asks themselves that…
Yoga MedicineNavigating Change & Transformation with MacKenzie Kozlowski (Miller)
Today Rachel Land talks with MacKenzie Kozlowski (Miller) about the challenging, sometimes uncomfortable, business of navigating change and transformation --…
Yoga MedicineReady to Research with Katja Bartsch, Part 2
Today we are continuing our discussion on research. In the first half of this interview, Katja and Tiffany discuss why research is so valuable, where to look…
Yoga MedicineReady to Research with Katja Bartsch, Part 1
Today we are diving into the many reasons research is important both for clinicians and yoga teachers -- and we are very happy to have Katja Bartsch back with…
Yoga MedicineNavigating Burnout with Tiffany Cruikshank & Rachel Land
We've all experienced burnout, whether in our work or our home lives, and it can leave us feeling so overwhelmed that we don't know how to start finding our…
Yoga MedicineThe Power of Mindfulness with Dr. Rashmi Bismark MD MPH
Today Rachel talks about the power of mindfulness with Dr. Rashmi Bismark MD MPH, a U.S.-trained physician who is board certified in both preventative medicine…
Yoga MedicineSustainability & Yoga with Tiffany Cruikshank and Rachel Land
Today Rachel and Tiffany talk about all of the ways we find the inspiration we need to create positive behaviors and maintain them long-term -- whether that's…
Yoga MedicineFind Ease in Uncertainty with Diane Malaspina PhD
Today's guest gives us a masterclass in how yoga can help us navigate life's uncertainty with a little more grace. Diane Malaspina is an Applied Psychologist…
Yoga MedicineThe Placebo Effect with Katja Bartsch, Part 2
Today we are continuing our discussion on the Placebo Effect. In the first half we talked about what the Placebo Effect is, why it is so important, and how it…
Yoga MedicineThe Placebo Effect with Katja Bartsch, Part 1
This episode is the first part of the conversation with Tiffany Cruikshank and Katja Barsch on the Placebo Effect and how it relates to yoga. Katja is a Yoga…
Yoga MedicineWelcome to the Yoga Medicine Podcast!
Welcome to the very first episode of Yoga Medicine! In this inaugural episode, Tiffany Cruikshank and Rachel Land discuss why they started this journey…